Open AccessParents′ perception of children′s obesity, in Al-Qassim, Saudi Arabia
Author(s) -
Abdulrahman Almohaimeed
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of family and community medicine/maǧalaẗ ṭib al-usraẗ wa al-muǧtamaʼ
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2229-340X
pISSN - 1319-1683
DOI - 10.4103/2230-8229.189134
Subject(s) - medicine , overweight , obesity , childhood obesity , body mass index , pediatrics , cross sectional study , normal weight , growth chart , demography , pathology , sociology
Although the prevalence of childhood obesity has increased significantly in Saudi Arabia, parents are unable to appreciate obesity in their child. The objective of the study was to identify the percentage of parents who misclassify the status of child's weight, and determine whether there is a difference between those parents whose children are overweight and obese and those with children of normal weight.